George Saunders on LIBERATION DAY
\u201cBy making a certain voice, then I'm going to force myself to do new things in that story. The voice is for me, very measured and realistic and regular, regular. But it's almost like DNA. Once you do that, then you're committed to continuing to do it, which means you're committed to finding some kind of power, even in that somewhat limited mode, which is great fun.\u201d The only thing better than reading a short story by George Saunders is listening to him talk about how \u2014 and why \u2014 he does it. Liberation Day\xa0is his first collection of stories since\xa0The Tenth of December (a finalist for the National Book Award), and George joins us on the show to talk about his love of the short story form, how writing A Swim in a Pond in the Rain\xa0changed his work, learning to be comfortable with uncertainty, voice as ethos, keeping his readers from of mind as he writes (and rewrites), what\u2019s next and much more with Poured Over\u2019s host, Miwa Messer. And we end this episode with TBR Topoff Book Recommendations from Marc and Madyson.
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Featured Books (Episode):
Liberation Day by George Saunders
The Tenth of December by George Saunders
Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
A Swim in a Pond in the Rain by George Saunders
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Featured Books (TBR Topoff):
Boys, Beasts, and Men by Sam J. Miller
The Cabinet by Kim Un-Su
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